25 Nov 2025

Schoenherr Advises HS Timber Group on Acquisition of Swedish Sawmill Mala Sag

"Schoenherr advised Austria-based HS Timber Group on its acquisition of Swedish wood processor Mala Sag from Setra Travaror, with Vinge advising Setra. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, involves Mala Sag’s sawmill operations focused on high-quality northern pine and HS Timber Group’s global export platform headquartered in Vienna."

Schoenherr advised Austria-based HS Timber Group on its acquisition of the Swedish wood processing company Mala Sag from Setra Travaror, a subsidiary of Setra Group; Vinge advised Setra. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition covers Mala Sag, a well-established sawmill specialising in high-quality northern pine products sold globally. Key export markets for Mala Sag include Norway, Sweden, Japan and the United Kingdom. The business forms an important part of the regional value chain by supplying wood materials to the pulp industry and to local bioenergy producers. HS Timber Group, headquartered in Vienna, is a wood processing company exporting its products to approximately 80 destinations worldwide. Schoenherr represented HS Timber Group with a team composed by: Partners Maximilian Lang, Christian Herbst and Volker Weiss; Attorney at Law Beatrix Schima; and Associates Alexandru Caprau and Markus Fasching.
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